By Joanna Colosimo and David Cohen
The National Urban League, National Fair Housing Alliance, and AIDS Foundation of Chicago have come together to challenge a series of Executive Orders (EO) issued by President Trump including EO 14151, “Ending...
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February 26, 2025
February 25, 2025
By David Cohen and Joanna Colosimo
In a recent development, America First Legal (AFL) has formally requested the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) to investigate federal contractors that allegedly have...
February 25, 2025
By David Cohen, Joanna Colosimo, and Mitchell Chamberlin
On February 5, 2025, Representatives Shontel Brown (Ohio) and Jamie Raskin (Maryland) introduced House Resolution 989 (HR 989) to codify Executive Order 11246, which was revoked by President...
February 24, 2025
February 06, 2025
By: Fred Satterwhite and Kate Hayek
California’s Civil Rights Department (CA CRD) has beaten federal government agencies in the race to collect and present data using updated race and ethnicity categories.
As we mentioned last week, CA CRD opened...
By: Mitchell Chamberlin and Joanna Colosimo
January 31, 2025 Update: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs website now lists Michael Schloss as Acting Director and Deputy Director of Policy.
Original Blog: Sources within the Department...
January 30, 2025
By: Haley Fisk
The State of California’s Civil Rights Department (CRD) has released key dates for the upcomingpay data reportingcycle. As highlighted on theCA Pay Data Reporting webpage, the 2024 cycle will begin with the portal opening for...
January 30, 2025
By: Bill Osterndorf
While the federal government is ending most affirmative action obligations, the states continue to enforce their affirmative action requirements.The revocation of Executive Order 11246and the various efforts to end diversity,...
January 24, 2025
By: Joanna Colosimo and Mitchell Chamberlin
On January 23, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a statement in response to an Executive Order President Trump issued titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and...
January 24, 2025
In response to the revocation of Executive Order 11246, DCI Consulting President and Owner David Cohen and several industry leaders released a joint statement providing guidance to federal contractors. This guidance highlights the continuing...
January 22, 2025
By: Joanna Colosimo & Mitchell Chamberlin
Last night, President Trump revoked Executive Order 11246 with a new Order titled, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity."This new Order effectively ends affirmative action in...
By: Angie Delacruz and Melissa Haudek
Federal hiring is seeing a resurgencein its transformation with the Chance to Compete Act of 2024, a law designed to prioritize skills-based assessments over traditional hiring methodssuch as the use of degree...
